Discuss how investigators can trace obscene telephone calls and texts, and what barriers exist in identifying some callers
What will be an ideal response?
Caller ID may discourage obscene calls, although a caller may still be able to block his or her name, phone number, or both. The police may use traps and traces if given a signed affidavit from the victim stating the facts related to the obscene calls. Police also have resources to identify service providers to a certain phone number, information that can be used to retrieve further suspect information. Phone numbers that are not assigned to certain individuals, such as pay-as-you-go phones, cannot necessarily be traced to a specific person. Furthermore, "phone spoofing," in which suspects cover or alter the source of their phone number information by using other existing ones, can provide even more challenges in locating a suspect in police investigations.
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